You’re going to have a baby! Congrats on your exciting news! We know you’ll want to tell the whole world (or at least your Facebook friends) soon, but first, consider…
Calling Alanis Morissette‘s Jagged Little Pill album iconic is almost an understatement. Who among us hasn’t committed every angsty lyric to memory and performed songs in front of the mirror…
When giving birth in a hospital, you can expect to stay there for at least 24 hours. Staying beyond that time, however, depends on multiple factors surrounding the kind of birth…
Whether you’re pregnant or the parent of a toddler, mamas need lots of information and inspiration to guide them on the journey. Motherly exists to provide this, but as moms…
Before my PCOS diagnosis, the longest stretch of time I remember going without a period was about six months. You can’t ovulate if you don’t menstruate, and you can’t get…
For many expectant mamas, finding food you actually want to eat during the first weeks of pregnancy can be a challenge, thanks to nausea, food aversions, powerful cravings or digestive…
Modern baby carriers that we see and use today are based on traditional baby carriers that have been used all around the world for hundreds of thousands of years. In…
In a stunning new essay for TIME, Gabrielle Union is opening up about her experience with choosing a surrogate to carry her daughter, Kaavia James. In it, she shares the…
Curious about how birth affirmations can help you prepare for labor? As you move through your pregnancy, you’re probably looking for ways to prepare your body and mind for your…
Many expecting parents find themselves watching video after video of real birth online. Videos can give you an idea of the sights and sounds commonly present during childbirth, which can help you feel…
I made the hardest decision of my life to terminate a pregnancy in April of 2021. I feel it is time to share what it is like to have an…
The statistics are staggering, and it feels like no one’s talking about it: While it might seem like most of the attention around infertility is focused on women, men are…
I’m six months pregnant with my first child in the fall of 2001. I’m wearing a yellow shirt against the advice of a Color Me Beautiful seminar in an attempt…
Weaning my first baby was easy. I caught a stomach virus from his daycare when he was 16 months old, spent two miserable days hugging the toilet, and when I…
Women with PCOS have heard it before: a common side effect of this syndrome is infertility. Some women with PCOS are able to become pregnant on their own, others may…
September is Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Awareness Month. Families do not plan or expect to end up in the NICU with their baby, but premature births, or medical conditions…
There is a lot of terminology thrown around when you enter the world of pregnancy, birth, postpartum, baby feeding, and early parenthood. In our “Terminology Explained” series, we help you break it…
The American Academy of Pediatricians just a released an updated list of answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the topic of bodyfeeding*. If you’re a new parent, you may…
When to go to the hospital – it’s the million dollar question for almost all first-time pregnant parents. Knowing when to leave for the hospital in labor so that you don’t…
Many years ago, one of the primary focal points of Lamaze childbirth education was a style of breathing in labor (hee-hoo, hee-hoo sound familiar to anyone?). Today, Lamaze is a comprehensive…